Bradleigh wrote:
Misery wrote:
AquaineBay wrote:
PS:Misery why do you hate the Fire Emblem characters?
Because they're all basically the same. It actually took a LONG time before I could even get their names right. They're basically all "generic jerk with sword, lots of slashing".
Sure, I can barely tell the difference between
Robin and
Corrin.
Most of them are limited without any range attacks: Marth, Roy, Ike, Lucina and Chrom. I am familiar enough with Fire Emblem Awakening, that three characters from Awakening have their charm enough to be a part. If you are expecting ranged moves to mix up most of the FE attacks, may not get that, but I can tell you that a Marth/Lucina opponent is usually much different than an Ike, with the first two being very fast, and Ike's power attacks can be really strong, where I would say that Roy/Chrom are a middle ground. It is okay to not be a fan of using the characters, but I don't think that it is worth hating them.
I went into Ultimate most excited for Isabelle and Ridley. Isabelle is alright, I like both her and Villager. Ridley is pretty unwieldy for my usual play style, so I have not used him as much. One I have used a lot though, would probably be Inkling. There are some challenges in higher level play where opponents may not allow you to easily recover ink, but it does feel true to the character.
I don't know if it is just me, but it feels like something changed with the game, where I am more likely to mess up between my specials. Like how I am heavy teleport use with Zelda, and I keep just activating side special instead.
Eh, like I said, most players will have some character(s) that they just cant stand for whatever reason. I don't think I myself have ever gone through a particular fighting game without that happening. Heck, the main reason I don't like the FE crew is just that they're really dull. Heck, I had genuinely forgotten that Chrom or Corrin even existed.... the whole group just blurs togehter for me. But that's all it is. They haven't hit the point of being bloody IRRITATING, which is the usual reason I'll hate whatever character. If I had to pick characters that fit THAT category, it'd be Ness/Lucas. Just... ugh. UGH.
My current favorite is still Isabelle, but I'm also getting back into using Bowser (one of my all-time favorite characters out of any game, period) and Dedede. I *love* how they made the heavy characters so much more viable this time. All of them. They're much faster yet they still hit like a freight train. Using Ridley to a degree, though I wish his specials were a bit easier to use. His weird impale move in particular seems pretty bad... I end up never using that. Inkling I've tried, but that one seems weird to me... I dunno, I cant get the hang of them. Though at the same time that character is apparently REALLY overused, and I usually try to stick to characters that aren't super common.
Now as for the move thing you mentioned, there have been a lot of mechanics changes that can affect how your inputs work. The whole dash cancel thing is the core of this one... it is what wavedashing is to Melee. But this also means that you have to get used to it and work with it, or things are going to get kinda wonky. There's also the fact that there is ALOT of buffering... fighting games often use a bit of that, but Ultimate goes really far with it. If you're nnot careful, that alone can cause screwy things to happen.
I have though noticed that even from a standstill, sometimes the wrong move comes out. Or it comes out, but the wrong way. Like Bowser for instance. His Whirling Fortress is a very good attack when used right... provided he actually stays on the ground with it. But sometimes, it'll act like I did an extremely slight hop, thus causing it to do the aerial version, which rises upwards. I *think* it has to do with the timing of hitting both the stick and B. I'm not quite sure what the exact issue is, but it IS there. I also had trouble with smash attacks for awhile. I have the right stick set to tilt attacks (the only truly reliable way to use them) which means doing all smashes with left stick + A. Often combined with a dash cancel. This would very often lead to the smash attack simply not happening, so for some time after release, I'd barely even use those. But I've gotten the hang of it now. Granted if I'm using Isabelle it was never a big issue, her smash attacks aren't really the main things she should be using, but for many other characters, they're definitely important.
Overall though, I think the control + mechanics changes are for the better. PARTICULARLY dash cancelling. I remember in Melee, I freaking HATED wavedashing. The command for it was terrible, and the actual move itself was a little glitchy. But they took the PURPOSE of wavedashing, and put it in this game as the dash cancel, creating a non-stupid version of the same basic function. The better air-dodges are also nice. Among a variety of other things.
30 Dec 2018, 3:47 am
You used to be able to play sequel games on the same console like the Sonic or Mario trilogy, but now they only come out with a sequel when the new console comes out, which is right after everyone has bought the old console, which then becomes obsolete while the game companies make themselves even richer with the new and even more expensive. That's pretty much why I gave up on game consoles except for the 3DS, and play games on the computer instead.
